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Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX vs Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

82 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
VS
98 out of 100
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.8 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX with 24-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) with 18-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between GPU) and 285HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 6 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
  • More powerful Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.6 vs 2 TFLOPS
  • Around 512 GB/s (500%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
  • 41% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4358 vs 3088 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 285HX
vs
M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 8487
Cinebench Scores (13th and 5th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1540 MB/sec 2990 MB/sec
Clang compilation 227 Klines/sec 271.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 483.8 pages/sec 811.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 592.1 Mpixels/sec 764 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 350.1 pages/sec 457.1 pages/sec
Background blur 90.1 images/sec 106.1 images/sec
Photo processing 161.3 images/sec 303.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 50.5 Mpixels/sec 47.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 154.3 GOps/sec 132.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 193.9 GOps/sec 186.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 457M Primes/sec 553M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 76.7M Strings/sec 84.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.3 GBytes/sec 40.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 628.2 MBytes/sec 689.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 3444 Frames/sec 6847 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 48.8B Matrices/sec 33.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 821 & 125 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 40.7 PPW 24.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 382.6 PPW 302 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1028.2 PPW 574.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.47 PPW 5.76 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-04-19 (bikerboy80)Cinebench 2024126 / 2240
📘 2025-04-19 (bikerboy85)Cinebench 2024126 / 2240
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Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverGeekbench 6 CPU4365 / 30166
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverCinebench 2026734 / 9428
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX and Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

General

Vendor Intel Apple
Released January 6, 2025 March 3, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Apple M5
Model number 285HX T6051
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX -
Intel CPU rating (#12th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 18
P-Threads 8 18
Base Frequency (P) 2.8 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 18
Total Threads 24 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 28x 46x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 32MB (shared)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 100 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W -
Socket FCBGA-2114 Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C
Die Size - 166.85 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (19th and 2nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 512 5120
TMUs 32 320
ROPs 16 160
Execution Units 64 640
TGP 14 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 285HX
2 TFLOPS
M5 Max (40-сore GPU) +730%
16.6 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - LPDDR5X-9600
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 32
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 614.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 24 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) or Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX?
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